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United States Patent | 6,035,759 |
Jakubowski, Jr. ,   et al. | March 14, 2000 |
The stores ejection system of the present invention includes a single release hook and swaybraced ejection rams for releasably mounting and forcibly ejecting miniature munitions and other miniature stores on an aircraft. The pneumatically-driven stores ejection system can accommodate miniature stores having bail lugs sized to reduce store aerodynamic drag and radar signature and to improve store delivery accuracy.
Inventors: | Jakubowski, Jr.; Thaddeus (St. Charles, MO); Foster; John K. (Florissant, MO) |
Assignee: | McDonnell Douglas Corporation (St. Louis, MO) |
Appl. No.: | 073892 |
Filed: | May 7, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 89/1.54; 89/1.51; 244/137.4 |
Intern'l Class: | B64D 001/04 |
Field of Search: | 89/1.54,1.53,1.51 244/137.4,118.1 |
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